2019 Auckland SuperSprint
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| Round 11 of 15 in the 2019 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 13-15 September 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Pukekohe, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Pukekohe Park Raceway | |||||||||||||
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The 2019 ITM Auckland SuperSprint was a motor racing event for Supercars, held on the weekend of 13 to 15 September 2019. The event was held at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of two races, 200 kilometres in length. It was the 11th event of fifteen in the 2019 Supercars Championship and hosted races 23 and 24 of the season. It was the fourteenth running of the Auckland SuperSprint.
Report
[edit]Practice
[edit]The first practice session started in wet conditions, eventually drying as the session went on. Richie Stanaway strayed wide at the final corner, swiping the wall and causing damage to his left-rear suspension which forced him out of the rest of the session. With the track continually improving toward the end of the session, Will Davison seized the advantage and came away as the fastest driver.
The remaining two sessions were claimed by stablemates, Lee Holdsworth and Chaz Mostert, to complete a Tickford Racing sweep of practice.
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | ||||
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| No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
| P1 | Friday | 23 |  Will Davison
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23Red Racing | Ford Mustang (S550) | 1:02.4451 |
| P2 | Friday | 5 | Lee Holdsworth
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Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang (S550) | 1:01.6281 |
| P3 | Saturday | 55 | Chaz Mostert
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Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang (S550) | 1:01.8983 |
Race 23
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Hometown hero, Shane van Gisbergen, took pole position for the first race of the weekend, not long after spinning off at turn three in the final practice session. This marked his first pole position since Tasmania in April.[1]
Race
[edit]Race 24
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Top Ten Shootout
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Vehicle | Time | ||
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| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup
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Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore (ZB) | 1:01.6666 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Lee Holdsworth
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Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang (S550) | 1:01.8651 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Cam Waters
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Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang (S550) | 1:01.8781 | ||
| 4 | 12 |  Fabian Coulthard
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DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang (S550) | 1:01.8964 | ||
| 5 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin
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DJR Team Penske | Ford Mustang (S550) | 1:01.9165 | ||
| 6 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen
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Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore (ZB) | 1:01.9809 | ||
| 7 | 55 | Chaz Mostert
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Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang (S550) | 1:02.0236 | ||
| 8 | 23 | Will Davison
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23Red Racing | Ford Mustang (S550) | 1:02.1325 | ||
| 9 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom
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Team 18 | Holden Commodore (ZB) | 1:02.3685 | ||
| DSQ | 8 | Nick Percat
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Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore (ZB) | Disqualified | ||
| Source(s):[5] | |||||||
Race
[edit]Aftermath
[edit]Once again, questions were posed regarding the future of the Supercars event at Pukekohe. In January 2020, it was announced that the New Zealand leg of the championship would shift from Pukekohe to Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. The reasoning given for the shift was as a result of legislation which prevents the Pukekohe circuit hosting racing on Anzac Day. However, the COVID-19 pandemic ground global motorsport to a halt and the round scheduled for 2020 would not go ahead. The championship would not return to New Zealand until 2022 where the series would complete one more round at Pukekohe before the tracks closure and demolition in 2023.[7]
Championship standings
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
[edit]- ^ "Auckland Supercars: Record-breaking Shane van Gisbergen gaps field to claim Race 23 pole". Fox Sports. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Supercars 2019 Auckland - Q1". motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Supercars 2019 Auckland - RACE 1". motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Supercars 2019 Auckland - Q2". motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Supercars 2019 Auckland - SO". motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Supercars 2019 Auckland - RACE 2". motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Pukekohe to cease motorsport activities". Supercars. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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